chatty cricket - Gymboree! We totally took them to the mall in sweatpants, bought new outfits and stripped them down in the line for Santa to ensure stain-free clothes, then dashed home to get the card photo done, rapid fire.

I can't believe you have five years worth of Santa photos with smiling, happy children. Having just volunteered as photographer for our elementary school's Santa Picture fundraiser, I can take a good guess that you are in the minority! :) Not all of them cried, but many had a very, shall we say, wary look on their face. But your boys?? Adorable! Merry Christmas. :)

Awwww, too cute! Tell us all, how did you manage to get your kids to smile for Santa? I only ask because every time I look at the mall Santa there's always some kid going to pieces because of fright and terror.

That is the most awesome Christmas photo I have seen in a long time -- I hope you had it made into some type of ornament!
My daughter, who is 10 and still believes, asked the Mall Santa this year for him to make her sister better -- that's all she wanted (she's 13 and has the flu and is not all that nice to her sister anymore...)Anyhoo, Santa hugged my child and got very misty eyed. I will be so sad when she stops believing...

Holy moly, look at that- you have another adorable little boy!! It's been a long time since I've visited... glad to see you're doing well, congrats on the little wee one and you're still as funny to read as ever.